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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

电灯泡 [diàndēnɡpào]
  1. 1. noun bulb; A lighting device of an incandescent lamp which is usually in the shape of a pear, filled with inert gas, and installed with a filament which gives out light when connected with electricity. It's also called "灯泡" (light bulb).
    电灯泡突然熄灭了, 屋里一片漆黑。
    The light bulb suddenly went out, and the room became pitch black.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

电灯泡 [diàndēnɡpào]
  1. 1. 白炽电灯的发光器件,通常呈梨形,中空,充有惰性气体,装有钨丝,通电后发光。也说灯泡。

Examples

电灯泡突然熄灭了, 屋里一片漆黑。
The light bulb suddenly went out, and the room became pitch black. 电灯泡
电灯泡
an electric light bulb
电灯泡 bulb
to play gooseberry
[BRIT] 当电灯泡 gooseberry

Word Decomposition


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[pào]

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